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My men have become women, but the women men.

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Adversity has the effect of drawing out strength and qualities of a man that would have laid dormant in its absence.
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Absence Adversity Drawing Mad Men Strength
Circumstances rule men; men do not rule circumstances.
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Chance Circumstances Men Philosophy
When life is so burdensome death has become a sought after refuge.
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Death Life Refuge
The worst part a man can suffer is to have insight into much and power over nothing.
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Men Philosophy Power Suffering Worst
He is the best man who, when making his plans, fears and reflects on everything that can happen to him, but in the moment of action is bold.
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Action Bold Men Moments Planning
If a man insisted always on being serious, and never allowed himself a bit of fun and relaxation, he would go mad or become unstable without knowing it.
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Fun Himself Men relief Serious
In peace sons bury fathers, but war violates the order of nature, and fathers bury sons.
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Death Father Peace War
Whatever comes from God is impossible for a man to turn back.
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Divine God Impossible Men People
Those who are guided by reason are generally successful in their plans; those who are rash and precipitate seldom enjoy the favour of the gods.
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Enjoyment Favour God Reason Success
It is sound planning that invariably earns us the outcome we want; without it, even the gods are unlikely to look with favour on our designs.
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Design Effort Favour Outcomes Result
Haste in every business brings failures.
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Business Failure Haste
Historia (Inquiry); so that the actions of of people will not fade with time.
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Action End Fade Life People Time
Where even a falsehood must be told, let it be told.
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Falsehood Lying
We have two useless gods who never leave our island, but like to dwell in it constantly, Poverty and Helplessness.
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God Help Islands Poor
If someone were to put a proposition before men bidding them choose, after examination, the best customs in the world, each nation would certainly select its own
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Bidding Choice Men Nation World
Force has no place where there is need of skill.
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Force Military Need Skill

My men have become women, but the women men.

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